Kindle Genre Watch: New in Romance & Western Fiction

Spend less time searching for new fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Outstanding new releases in romance and western fiction include:

Romance

Trading Christmas by Debbie Macomber. Mira, 2011. Print length: 363 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (5 reviews). Kindle edition $5.72. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. First published in 2004 as When Christmas Comes.

"Charles Brewster, history professor, curmudgeon and resident of Boston, wants to avoid Christmas altogether. He figures a prison town should be nice and quiet over the holidays - except he's thinking of the wrong Leavenworth! Through an internet site, Charles and Emily arrange to swap houses for the holiday. So Emily goes to Boston - and discovers that her daughter has gone to Florida. And Charles arrives in Leavenworth to discover that it's not the prison town - it's Santa's village! Meanwhile, Emily's friend Faith Kerrigan travels to Leavenworth to visit her and instead finds Charles the grinch. Then Charles's brother, Ray, shows up at his home in Boston to discover that he isn't there - but Emily is. Through all the mix-ups and misunderstandings, amid the chaos and confusion, romance begins to emerge in unexpected ways." - Publisher.

It's a Waverly Life by Maria Murnane. Amazon Publishing, 2011. Print length: 277 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (24 reviews). Kindle edition $4.99. Please note: this title is also available as a free loan from the Kindle Owners' Lending Library if you subscribe to Amazon Prime. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Readers first met the irrepressible Waverly Bryson in Perfect on Paper, and now the woman dubbed by fans as 'the American Bridget Jones' is back in a sequel packed with friendship, heartache, and romance. In It’s a Waverly Life, the formerly heartbroken singleton is now happily enmeshed in a new relationship, a new job, and a new decade. Her career as an advice columnist is taking off, and the future of her fledgling greeting-card line is bright. Of course, where Waverly goes, drama is sure to follow, and this time is no exception. Her broken engagement to former fiance Aaron Vaughn has left her gun-shy when it comes to love, putting strain on her long-distance relationship with handsome Jake McIntyre. And when her best friends McKenna and Andie both make life-changing announcements, Waverly fears she is being left behind..." - Publisher.

SEAL of My Dreams by Jami Alden et al. Bell Bridge Books, 2011. Print length: 396 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (14 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99. All proceeds from sales of this book go to the Veterans Research Corporation, a non-profit fundraiser for veterans’ medical research. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Honor, duty, courage, passion...the men of the Navy SEALs are a special breed of hero, and in these novellas by eighteen top romance authors the SEALs are celebrated not only as symbols of devoted service to their country but as the kind of men every woman wants to love, and in these stories by eighteen top romance authors the SEALs are celebrated not only as symbols of devoted service to their country but as the kind of man every woman wants to love. They’ll rescue a damsel in distress and her lap dog, too. They’ll battle hometown dramas and international bad guys. When it comes to giving away their hearts, they’ll risk everything." - Publisher.

The Christmas Quilt by Patricia Davids. Love Inspired, 2011. Print length: 220 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (5 reviews). Kindle edition $3.82. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Years ago, Rebecca Beachy kept her reasons for rejecting Gideon Troyer's marriage proposal a secret. Then Gideon left their Amish community. Now, Rebecca crafts quilts to raise money to cure her blindness. She's also busy guarding her heart against love. Until Gideon returns, at risk of being shunned, to make the winning bid on one of her exquisite quilts. Will the quilt - a patchwork promise of rediscovered love - bring Gideon and Rebecca back together again?" - Publisher.

The Other Guy's Bride by Connie Brockway. Montlake Romance, 2011. Print length: 386 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (29 reviews). Kindle edition $4.99. Please note: this title is also available as a free loan from the Kindle Owners' Lending Library if you subscribe to Amazon Prime. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Determined to prove her worth as a budding archeologist, Ginesse Braxton vows to solve one of the world's greatest mysteries - to find the location of the lost city of Zerzura. Unfortunately, no man dares take the risk of escorting the resolute young scholar across the open desert. But on her way to Egypt, Ginesse engages in a daring deception - she will switch places with Mildred Whimpelhall, who is traveling to meet her fiancé. Cynical adventurer Jim Owen will do anything to escape the dark secrets of his troubled past. Betrayed by the woman he loved, scorned by proper society, he agrees to carry out a danger-fraught task: escort Mildred Whimpelhall across a lawless desert to her intended. But Jim is about to learn that 'Mildred' isn't exactly what she seems..." - Publisher.




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Westerns

High Country by Willard Wyman. University of Oklahoma Press, 2011. First published in 2005 and now available in a Kindle edition. Print length: 370 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (15 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"The packer’s business is guiding mule trains into mountains where wagons can’t travel. It’s a life of danger, long days, and low pay. But for those wedded to the wilderness and inaccessible high country, it is the only life there is. During the Great Depression, young Ty Hardin is sent from his family’s failing Montana ranch to learn from the last of the great packers, Fenton Pardee, legendary in the Montana Rockies for his packing adventures across the Swan Range all the way to the Big Divide. High Country follows Ty through this apprenticeship and into World War II... Writing in the tradition of Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It, Willard Wyman shares techniques of breaking and packing and leading animals into forbidding country, hunting and tracking, and making camp. Wyman brings you so close to the packer’s life you smell the leather, sweat, and oil." - Publisher.

The Long Shooters by Daniel C. Chamberlain. Solstice Publishing, 2011. Print length: 304 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (27 reviews). Kindle edition $0.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Colorado, 1877. In the grinding death mill of the trenches of Petersburg, Virginia, in the closing days of the Civil War, a Union sharpshooter - a 'long-shooter' named Ballou - emerges as the best sniper in a war where wholesale slaughter became the norm. After the war, he disappears. Samuel Roark is a small-time rancher and part-time lawyer. When a hidden marksman of uncommon skill murders his son, the death leaves Samuel on the brink of total madness. Roark’s wife Sarah, a woman of strength, grace and startling beauty is now both emotionally and physically exhausted by the tragic circumstances that have beset her family. After discovering her husband’s quest for revenge, she does everything in her power to prevent what she fears will ultimately destroy him. Matthew Shaw is a known manhunter and soldier of fortune that people call on when they’re willing to pay someone else to deal with obstacles in their lives. Now Shaw finds himself caught between a job he truly believes in, and a very good reason to walk away..." - Publisher.

Dark Horse by Colby Jackson. The Book Place, 2011. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (3 reviews). Kindle edition $2.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"When beautiful Lizzie Payton showed up in Shooter's Cross with the magnificent black stallion Satan, Sam Blaylock's friend Duane Beatty fell for her - hard. What Duane didn't know was that Lizzie had trouble dogging her trail, trouble that would put Duane and all his friends on Rancho Diablo in danger and wind up in a blistering shootout in the streets of Shooter's Cross!" - Publisher.

Revenge of Eagles by William W. Johnstone. Pinnacle Books, 2011. First published in 2005 and now available in a Kindle edition. Print length: 292 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (1 review). Kindle edition $4.61. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Falcon MacCallister couldn't duck his father's legacy as a shootist in the Wild West - and he's never tried to. A man who lives between two worlds, Falcon has a reputation of his own - and it's about to plunge him into a different kind of war. On a stagecoach in southern Arizona, Falcon is ambushed. But the only people who die are the shotgun guard and a beautiful young Indian woman returning from school in the East. While Falcon has a choice to walk away, a violent conflict is erupting among the natives. The dead woman was the daughter of a powerful chief with links to Geronimo and Cochise - and a tinderbox has been ignited..." - Publisher.

Murder at Thumb Butte by James D. Best. Queen Beach, 2011. Print length: 240 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (7 reviews). Kindle edition $5.95. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"In the spring of 1880, Steve Dancy travels to Prescott, Arizona to gain control of a remarkable invention. But on his first night in the territorial capital, his friend, Jeff Sharp is arrested for a midnight murder at Thumb Butte. Dancy launches a personal investigation to find the real murderer, only to discover the whole town wanted the victim dead. For help, he turns to another old friend and associate, Captain Joseph McAllen of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Can Dancy discover the true killer before his friend stretches a rope on the courthouse square?" - Publisher.
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Note to readers: The book prices quoted here are the Amazon.com prices in effect at the time of the blog posting. Please follow the links to the individual book to check the current price.

Kindle Genre Watch: New in Romance & Western Fiction

Spend less time searching for new fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Promising new releases in romance and western fiction include:

Westerns

Montana Red by Ralph Cotton. Print length: 352 p. (Ranger Sam Burrack - Big Iron Series). Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (5 reviews). Kindle edition $5.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. First published in 1998.

"Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is a man of courage with a lightning-quick draw. His goal is swift justice, and his aim is as sure as death. With a .58 caliber rifle behind his saddle and a list of outlaws next to his heart, he tracks his prey relentlessly, alone, and to the bitter end. No one under the badlands sun would put the Ranger’s skills to the test like Montana Red Hollis, a man more brutal than any beast and more cunning than any desperado the Ranger has ever hunted. No one is safe from the wrath of Montana Red and, until the Ranger took up the search, no one was brave enough to stop him. Now, on the high badlands where the fastest gun rules and only the strongest survive, a bloodthirsty killer is about to meet his match." - Publisher.

Revenge of Eagles by William W. Johnstone. Pinnacle Books, 2011. Print length: 288 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (1 review). Kindle edition $4.79. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. First published in hardcover, 2005.

"Falcon MacCallister couldn't duck his father's legacy as a shootist in the Wild West - and he's never tried to. A man who lives between two worlds, Falcon has a reputation of his own - and it's about to plunge him into a different kind of war. On a stagecoach in southern Arizona, Falcon is ambushed. But the only people who die are the shotgun guard and a beautiful young Indian woman returning from school in the East. While Falcon has a choice to walk away, a violent conflict is erupting among the natives. The dead woman was the daughter of a powerful chief with links to Geronimo and Cochise- - and a tinderbox has been ignited. ..." - Publisher.

Josey Wales: Two Westerns by Forrest Carter and Lawrence Calyton. University of New Mexico Press, 2011. Print length: 431 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (38 reviews). Kindle edition $12.89. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Josey Wales was the most wanted man in Texas. His wife and child had been lost to pre-civil War destruction and, like Jesse James and other young farmers, he joined the guerrilla soldiers of Missouri - men with no cause but survival and no purpose but revenge. Josey Wales and his Cherokee friend, Lone Watie, set out for the West through the dangerous Camanchero territory. Hiding by day, traveling by night, they are joined by an Indian woman named Little Moonlight, and rescue an old woman and her granddaughter from their besieged wagon. The five of them travel toward Texas and...a chance for a new way of life." - Publisher.

Romance

The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley. Sourcebooks Landmark, 2011. Print length: 448 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (32 reviews). Kindle edition $6.57. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Eva Ward returns to the only place she truly belongs, the old house on the Cornish coast, seeking happiness in memories of childhood summers. There she finds mysterious voices and hidden pathways that sweep her not only into the past, but also into the arms of a man who is not of her time. But Eva must confront her own ghosts, as well as those of long ago. As she begins to question her place in the present, she comes to realize that she too must decide where she really belongs." - - http://www.sourcebooks.com/store/rose-garden.html

The Next Always by Nora Roberts. Berkley, 2011. Print length: 352 p. Amazon customer rating: 3 1/2 stars (7 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. This is book one of the Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy.

The historic hotel in BoonsBoro, Maryland, has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett's social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there's another project he's got his eye on: the girl he's been waiting to kiss since he was fifteen..." - Publisher.

Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks. Ballantine Books, 2011. Print length: 336 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (15 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Caelen McCabe’s young, reckless heart nearly destroyed his clan. Now, putting family loyalty above all else, he steps up to marry his older brother’s jilted bride and salvage the uneasy alliance between two clans. While beautiful Rionna McDonald is a fit wife for any man, Caelen trusts no woman, especially not this sweet temptress who torments him with white-hot longing. As the sacrificial lamb in her father’s power game, Rionna will do her duty but vows to protect her heart and her pride from humiliation. Despite everything, though, the heat in Caelen’s touch melts her defenses, and she craves the sensual delights of a husband who guards his emotions as fiercely as his clan. But when the ultimate battle for the McCabe legacy is upon them, Rionna’s true warrior spirit emerges. She will risk the wrath of her father, the fury of her enemies, and her life to prove to Caelen that his wife’s love is too precious to lose." - from the paperback edition.

Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr. Mira, 2011. Print length: 336 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (13 review). Kindle edition $5.24. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list - getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It's time she got over her silly high-school relationship and moved on. So she takes matters into her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, the rugged little mountain town that Denny calls home, as an uninvited guest on her brother's men-only hunting weekend. But when an accident turns her impromptu visit into an extended stay, Becca finds herself stranded in Virgin River. With Denny. In very close quarters..." - Publisher.

Wrangled and Tangled: A Blacktop Cowboys Novel by Lorelei James. NAL, 2011. Print length: 336 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (5 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Janie Fitzhugh and Abe Lawson have long been divorced and living apart. Now she's back in town, a changed woman - making cattleman Abe want to wrangle an invitation to her bed... To get his dream ranch, Renner Jackson has partnered with spoiled daddy's girl Tierney Pratt. She thinks she can handle this cowboy, but Renner won't make it easy. Little do they know they will be entangled in ways neither dreamed possible." - Publisher.

Real Men Will by Victoria Dahl. HQN Books, 2011. Print length: 336 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (12 reviews). Kindle edition $5.38. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"It was meant to be a one-night stand. One night of passion. Scorching-hot. Then Beth Cantrell and Eric Donovan were supposed to go their separate ways. That's the only reason he lied about his name, telling her he was really his wild younger brother. Hiding his identity as the conservative Donovan. The 'good one.' But passion has its own logic, and Eric finds he can't forget the sable-haired beauty with whom he shared a night of love. When Beth discovers that Eric has lied, however, she knows he can't be trusted. Her mind tells her to forget the blue-eyed charmer. If only every fiber of her being didn't burn to call him back." - Publisher.
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Kindle Genre Watch: New in Romance & Western Fiction

Spend less time searching for new fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Outstanding new releases in romance and western fiction include:

Romance

The Unquiet by J. D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney, Ruth Ryan Langan and Mary Kay McComas. Jove, 2011. Print length: 416 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (7 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Five New York Times bestselling authors - five superlative stories. From J.D. Robb: Eve and Rourke return to investigate a series of murders connected to a brilliant young surgeon. From Mary Blayney: A shopkeeper's solitude is complicated by a magic coin, a daring rogue, and dreams of her late husband, who whispers but one word...wish. From Patricia Gaffney: A lonely woman and a hotline psychic turn their astonishing connection to the other side into an unexpected romance. From Ruth Ryan Langan: The shattered soul of an angry spirit imprisoned in a Scottish manor house could be a young widow's only salvation. From Mary Kay McComas: A young ghost eases his brother's pain and guilt by inviting him into the dreams of an imaginative author of children's books." - Publisher.

Only His by Susan Mallery. HQN Books, 2011. Print length: 352 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (17 reviews). Kindle edition $5.59. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. This is book six in Mallery's Fools Gold series which began with Chasing Perfect.

"Wedding bells are ringing in Fool's Gold, but not for Nevada Hendrix. Her triplet sisters are engaged, and even her mother has a more active love life than she does. Determined to make a fresh start, she applies for her dream job, only to discover that her new boss is her first love. Maybe she could overlook the fact that they've seen each other naked, but she'll never forget the way he broke her heart. Tucker Janack agrees to Nevada's 'business only' ground rules. After all, love is a trap that the construction millionaire has avoided his whole life. But when great business partners turn out to be so much more, every rule gets broken. Will either of them be willing to try again...or will their past get in the way?" - Publisher.

Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks. Ballantine Books, 2011. Print length: 352 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (18 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. This is book two in the McCabe Trilogy following In Bed with a Highlander.

"Fiercely loyal to his elder brother, Alaric McCabe leads his clan in the fight for their birthright. Now he is prepared to wed for duty, as well. But on his way to claim the hand of Rionna McDonald, daughter of a neighboring chieftain, he is ambushed and left for dead. Miraculously, his life is saved by the soft touch of a Highland angel, a courageous beauty who will put to the test his fealty to his clan, his honor, and his deepest desires. An outcast from her own clan, Keeley McDonald was betrayed by those she loved and trusted. When the wounded warrior falls from his horse, she is drawn to his strong, lean body. The wicked glint in his green eyes ignites a passion that will follow them back to Alaric’s keep..." - Publisher.

Heartwishes by Jude Deveraux. Atria Books, 2011. Print length: 368 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (13 reviews). Kindle edition $12.99. Text-to-Speech: Disabled. This is book six in the author's Edilean series that began with Scarlet Nights.

"Gemma Ranford wants the job of cataloging the documents of one of Edilean’s oldest families, the Fraziers, so much that she is ready to do battle to get it. Fascinated with history, and desperately trying to finish her dissertation, she’s confident that the papers will yield new information to invigorate her research. What she doesn’t expect to find are repeated references to the Heartwishes Stone, a magical talisman said to grant wishes to anyone named Frazier. Something that powerful could put the entire family in danger if it fell into the wrong hands - but like most people, Gemma writes it off as pure legend. Yet as she spends more time with the family, she realizes that the most secret wishes of each of the Fraziers are slowly coming true - and that in the meantime, she’s falling hopelessly in love with the eldest son, Colin. The trouble is, she’s not the only one who has noticed that the stone’s powers have been awakened, and an international thief is also on the hunt..." - author's web site.

Westerns

Crossfire by J. A. Johnstone. Pinnacle Books, 2011. Print length: 332 p. Amazon customer rating: none yet. Kindle edition $4.79. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. This is book nine in the Loner series that began with the publication of The Loner in 2009.

"Conrad Browning is The Loner, a man on a mission, crossing the country - and crossing a lot of bad men - to rescue his kidnapped young twins. The trail has led him all the way to San Francisco’s perilous red light-district, where a crime lord is the proud father of newly adopted twins. The Loner knows his children when he sees them. But they’re hostage to a brutal, violent mob feud. Then, just when he needs it most, The Loner is no longer alone: he is joined by his own father, Frank Morgan - the most notorious gunman in the West. A family’s pain. A woman’s betrayal. A city exploding in violence... The Loner has come to the right place to save his children. But will they get out of Frisco alive?" - Publisher.

The Guns of Retribution by Icy Sedgwick. Pulp Press, 2011. Print length: Amazon customer rating: Kindle edition $2.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"The search for a murderous outlaw has brought the long roving Gray O’Donnell near to his hometown of Retribution, Arizona. Bounty hunters ain’t popular but old fashioned manners, kindness to regular folk and a face for the ladies make Gray an exception round these parts; and a six gun’ll take care of the rest. Anyway, Gray has a job to do elsewhere. But, the odious Jasper Roberts has made himself Sheriff of Retribution and he has a score to settle with Gray. Jasper ain’t gonna let morals or the law get in the way of a good hanging and the townsfolk are cowed by their villainous lawman. Can you really mess with a man’s momma and get away with it?" - Publisher.

Dos Gringos by Frederick R. Andresen. BookBaby, 2011. Print length: 170 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (8 reviews). Kindle edition $4.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"During the Mexican Revolution, a penniless Norwegian and a drifting Irishman meet in an El Paso bar and are hired by a Pittsburg con-man to fix a gold mine in Mexico with parts, which they learn too late, purposely don’t fit. The Norwegian is focused on fixing the mine and needs the money to propose to his sweetheart in El Paso. The Irishman is focused on the local women, is fresh from Ireland’s bloody Easter Uprising, and needs to redeem a painful guilt and find a new life. They both are at gunpoint to perform or not perform. Complicating their mission is a mysterious black-suited man selling guns to both sides in the Mexican war, part of Germany’s intrigue to keep America out of World War I..." - Publisher.

Homebrecito's War by W. Michael Farmer. Treble Heart Books, 2011. Print length: 352 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (7 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"It is historical fact that Albert Fountain - Indian fighter, lawman, well-known territorial political figure, newspaper publisher, respected attorney - and his eight-year-old son, Henry, vanished on a cold winter’s day in the desert near White Sands, New Mexico Territory, in 1896. They were never found. Believed murdered with his father, eight-year-old Henry Fountain survived to make bloody war on the murderers. Yellow Boy, his Apache mentor, called him Hombrecito, 'Little Man.' Hombrecito: Half Anglo, half Mexican, all Apache. Hombrecito’s War is a richly imagined myth of survival and revenge in the border southwest at the turn of the last century." - Publisher.
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Note to readers: The book prices quoted here are the Amazon.com prices in effect at the time of the blog posting. Please follow the links to the individual book to check the current price.

Kindle Genre Watch: New in Romance & Western Fiction

Spend less time searching for new fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Outstanding new releases in romance and western fiction include:

Romance Fiction

Only Yours by Susan Mallery. HQN Books, 2011. Print length: 384 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (19 reviews). Kindle edition $5.38; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Montana Hendrix has found her calling - working with therapy dogs. With a career she loves in a hometown she adores, she's finally ready to look for her own happily ever after. Could one of her dogs help her find Mr. Right...or maybe Dr. Right? Surgeon Simon Bradley prefers the sterility of the hospital to the messiness of real life, especially when real life includes an accident-prone mutt and a woman whose kisses make him want what he knows he can't have. Scarred since childhood, he avoids emotional entanglement by moving from place to place to heal children who need his skillful touch. Can his growing feelings for Montana lead him to find a home in Fool's Gold, or will he walk away, taking her broken heart with him?" - Publisher.

Don't Mess with Texas by Christie Craig. Forever (Hachette Book Group), 2011. Print length: 464 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (8 reviews). Kindle edition $5.99; Paperback $5.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Nikki Hunt thought her night couldn't get worse when her no-good, cheating ex ditched her at dinner, sticking her with the bill. Then she found his body stuffed in the trunk of her car and lost her two-hundred-dollar meal all over his three-thousand-dollar suit. Now not only is Nikki nearly broke, she's a murder suspect. Former cop turned PI, Dallas O'Connor knows what it's like to be unjustly accused. But one look at the sexy-though skittish-suspect tells him she couldn't hurt anyone. The lead detective, Dallas's own brother, has the wrong woman and Dallas hopes a little late-night 'undercover' work will help him prove it..." - Publisher.

1225 Christmas Tree Lane by Debbie Macomber. Mira, 2011. Print length: 288 p. Amazon customer rating: None yet. Publication date: September 27, 2011. Kindle edition $9.62; Hardcover $10.13. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"The people of Cedar Cove know how to celebrate Christmas. Like Grace and Olivia and everyone else, Beth Morehouse expects this Christmas to be one of her best. Her small Christmas-tree farm is prospering, her daughters and her dogs are happy and well, and her new relationship with local vet Ted Reynolds is showing plenty of romantic promise. But…someone recently left a basket filled with puppies on her doorstep, puppies she's determined to place in good homes. That's complication number one. And number two is that her daughters Bailey and Sophie have invited their dad, Beth's ex-husband, Kent, to Cedar Cove for Christmas..." - Publisher.

I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden. Avon, 2011. Print length: 144 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (10 reviews). Kindle edition $0.99; Paperback $2.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Margaret de Lacey has accepted her unmarried state with dignity, if not delight. She had no suitors when she was young and starry-eyed, though regrettably poor,and it’s unlikely any man will court her now that she’s older, wiser, and still just as penniless. Until, that is,her brother unexpectedly inherits the dukedom of Durhamand settles an enormous dowry on her, making her the most eligible heiress in town. No gentleman in London is more in need of a wealthy bride than Rhys Corwen, Earl of Dowling. He contrives an introduction to Margaret because of her dowry, but she swiftly sets him right: no fortune hunter will win her heart or her hand. Far from put off, Rhys is intrigued..." - Publisher.


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Westerns

Hell on Wheels by Colby Jackson. Flying D Enterprises, 2011. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (4 reviews). Kindle edition $2.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Everyone in Shooter's Cross knows that Mike Tucker isn't a ranch hand. He's a shootist, lightning quick and totally lethal with his Tranter pistols. Jenny Blaylock has always been nervous around Tucker because she knows he's a stone cold killer. Something's broken inside Tucker, and she's afraid that he's going to get her family hurt. But when her husband Sam is out of town and her daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, Jenny has no choice but to saddle up and ride with Tucker. The trail is long and hard, and she knows its going to end in sudden death, hellfire and gunsmoke." - Publisher.

Ambush of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone. Pinnacle Books, 2011. Print length: 256 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (2 reviews). Kindle edition $4.79; Paperback $6.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Smoke Jensen never wanted to kill, but fate had other plans, and the Mountain Man has left plenty of blood, tears and fury in his wake. Angus MacDougal, the father of one of Smoke’s victims, wants revenge. Riding up to Big Rock, Colorado, MacDougal has decided that killing Smoke won’t be enough. He intends to bring him back to Pueblo and hang him before a crowd. It’s a bloodthirsty plan that might have worked, except for a beautiful young woman, and the small knife she slips into Smoke’s hand. Suddenly Smoke is on the run in the Colorado wilderness with no gun, no supplies, and twenty armed men in pursuit..." - Publisher.
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Note to readers: The book prices quoted here are the Amazon.com prices in effect at the time of the blog posting. Please follow the links to the individual book to check the current price.

Kindle Genre Watch: New in Romance & Western Fiction

Spend less time searching for new fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Recent genre fiction releases in romance and western fiction include:

Westerns

The Loner: The Bounty Killers by J. A. Johnstone. Pinnacle Books, 2011. Print length: 320 p. Amazon customer rating: none yet. Kindle edition $4.76; Paperback $6.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"He didn't want much - just the chance to drift out of Texas into New Mexico Territory. That's when the Loner discovered there was a price on his head. A victim of mistaken identity, he broke out of Hell Gate Prison a few years back. Now, he's behind bars again, until a sheriff's love-struck daughter decides to come to his aid, and a beautiful bounty hunter - who also has eyes for the Loner - joins in. Riding out of the frying pan and into the fire of a land war, the Loner has all kinds of murderous cutthroats on his trail. But he doesn't have any problem with women - as long as they're willing to ride on the wild side once the lead starts flying." - Publisher.

The Holy Road by Michael Blake. Zova Books, 2011. Print length: 366 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (20 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. This sequel to the author's Dances With Wolves was first published in 2004 and is now available in a Kindle edition.
"Eleven years have passed since Lieutenant John Dunbar became the Comanche warrior Dances With Wolves and married Stands With A Fist, a white-born woman raised as a Comanche from early childhood. With their three children, they live peacefully in the village of Ten Bears. But there is unease in the air, caused by increased reports of violent confrontations with white soldiers, who want to drive the Comanches onto reservations - a movement symbolized by the railroad, the white man’s holy road. Disquiet turns to horror, and then to rage, when a band of white rangers descends on Ten Bears’ village...Told with the same sweep, insight, and majesty that have made Dances With Wolves a worldwide phenomenon, The Holy Road is an epic story of courage and honor." - from the hardcover edition.

Law of the Mountain Man by William W. Jonestone. Pinnacle Books, 2011. Print length: 256 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (2 reviews). Kindle edition $4.76; Paperback $6.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Smoke Jensen sat in a cave and boiled the last of his coffee. He figured he was in Idaho - somewhere south of Montpelier - but he was certain about only two things: he was cold and he was being hunted by a small army of men. Smoke knew why he was cold - it was winter. He just didn't have a clear idea of why anyone was after him. He was soon to find out that he'd unwittingly ridden into the middle of the fiercest range war in years. Now he had to either choose sides or return home across the back of a horse. Smoke had never taken kindly to being bullied...so when Jud Vale and his cutthroat gang started pushing him around, Smoke Jensen just pushed right back..." - Amazon.

The Grave of Marcus Pauly by Wayne D. Dundee. Western Trail Blazer, 2011. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (1 review). Kindle edition $0.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Annabelle Heath travels west on a mission to fulfill her mother's dying wish. To do so, she needs the help of a man once in prison for bank robbery. Ford Ramsey needs his job at the stable and has no time to take off on a foolish errand. But something about this woman makes him rethink his first inclination. Together, they ride into wild country to look for a long ago grave and find more than either has bargained for." - Amazon.

Western Legend by James Allder. Whiskey Creek Press, 2011. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (1 review). Kindle edition $6.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"By Autumn 1899 the coffin has all but closed on the American Wild West. Men once considered the quintessence of the term 'desperado' now seek legitimate standing in their respective communities. Some even long for redemption. Enter four such men, each legendary in his own right. Elusive desperado Frank James, divisive lawman Virgil Earp, his brother and confidence man James Earp, and notorious assassin of cattle thieves Tom Horn. Authenticated accounts detail a chance encounter wherein these men arrived separately in Nacogdoches, Texas on a lazy Sunday morning, sought respite in a local saloon and quickly found themselves entertaining adventurous children. Hastily crafting and illustrating tales of the West, the men threw adventure around the room; dismissing the many myths surrounding their more infamous exploits and denying the existence of 'notches' on their guns. However, when finally called upon to dispatch a new breed of desperado terrorizing local citizens, these western legends proved every one of those myths true - and in high style..." - Amazon.

Romance

1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber. Mira, 2011. Print length: 400 p. Amazon customer rating: none yet. Release date: August 30, 2011. Kindle edition $5.59; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. This is the latest offering in the author's popular Cedar Cove series.

"Dear Reader, You've probably heard that my wife has left me. Rachel's pregnant, and she says she can't handle the stress in our household anymore. My thirteen-year-old daughter, Jolene, is jealous of her. Maybe it's my fault. As a widower I spoiled her... Jolene was reading over my shoulder just now and says that's not true. She claims Rachel ruined everything. But that's not true. The real question is: How can I get my wife back? If you have any idea where my wife is, give me a call. Please." - Amazon.

Only Mine by Susan Mallery. HQN Books, 2011. Print length: 384 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (32 reviews). Kindle edition $5.59; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Her town's lack of men may make headlines, but it isn't news to Dakota Hendrix. The beautiful blonde has bigger problems to deal with, such as overseeing the romance reality competition filming in Fool's Gold. Screening eligible bachelors is a difficult enough task, but Dakota hits an unexpected snag when a sexy stranger comes to town. Finn Anderssen will do anything to keep his twin brothers - the perfect contestants - off the show. Despite Dakota's better judgment, she finds herself drawn to the mysterious outsider. Like her, Finn knows about heartbreak and how a family can fall apart, so she doesn't dare to hope for anything more than a fling. After all, even in the Land of Happy Endings, finding true love is never as easy as it looks on TV. " - Amazon.

In the Air Tonight: A Shadow Force Novel by Stephanie Tyler. Dell, 2011. Print length: 400 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (4 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. This is book three in Tyler's Shadow Force series, following Lie with Me and Promises in the Dark.

"Haunted by a mission he barely survived, Delta Force operative Mace Stevens still carries a soldier’s burden. Running a small bar in upstate New York, he remains a stone-cold warrior who guards dangerous secrets and stays ready for anything. Anything except beautiful, vulnerable Paige Grayson, who shows up at his door, demanding answers about her heroic stepbrother’s death under his command..." - from the paperback edition.

Playing Dirty by Susan Andersen. HQN Books, 2011. Print length: 336 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (11 reviews). Kindle edition $5.59; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Way back in high school, golden boy Cade Gallari publicly revealed he'd slept with 'fat girl' Ava Spencer to win a bet. Now a decade older and a head turner with her own concierge business, Ava isn't the gullible dreamer she once was - and she plans to prove it when Cade, hotter than ever, breezes back into town with an offer she can't refuse. A documentary film producer, Cade is shooting a movie about the mysterious mansion Ava inherited. And he wants her as his personal concierge. She's certainly professional enough to be at his beck and call without giving him everything he wants. Like another shot at having her in his bed..." - Amazon.

A Lady's Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran. Pocket, 2011. Print length: 400 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (27 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Disabled.

"When Nell Whitby breaks into an earl’s house on a midnight quest for revenge, she finds her pistol pointed at the wrong man - one handsome as sin and naked as the day he was born. Pity he’s a lunatic. He thinks her a missing heiress, but more to the point, he’ll help her escape the slums and right a grave injustice. Not a bad bargain. All she has to do is marry him..." - Amazon.
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Kindle Genre Watch: New in Romance & Western Fiction

Spend less time searching for new fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Recent genre fiction releases in romance and western fiction include:

Romance

Escape by Barbara Delinsky. Doubleday, 2011. Print length: 320 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (6 reviews). Kindle edition $12.99; Hardcover $14.44. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Emily Aulenbach is thirty, a lawyer married to a lawyer, working in Manhattan. An idealist, she had once dreamed of representing victims of corporate abuse, but she spends her days in a cubicle talking on the phone with vic­tims of tainted bottled water - and she is on the bottler’s side. And it isn’t only work. It’s her sister, her friends, even her husband, Tim, with whom she doesn’t connect the way she used to. She doesn’t connect to much in her life, period, with the exception of three things - her computer, her BlackBerry, and her watch. Acting on impulse, Emily leaves work early one day, goes home, packs her bag, and takes off..." - from the hardcover edition.

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn. Harper Collins, 2011. Print length: 384 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (196 reviews). Kindle edition $1.99 (reduced from $7.99 for a limited time). Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry - though there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham..." - Amazon.

Heartless by Gail Carriger. Publisher. Print length: Amazon customer rating: Kindle edition $7.99; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Disabled. This is book four in the Parasol Protectorate, the author's steampunk paranormal romance series. The first three volumes - all available in Kindle editions - are Soulless, Changeless and Blameless.
"Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!), Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention, and a plague of zombie porcupines and Alexia barely has time to remember she happens to be eight months pregnant... " - Amazon.

Waking Up With the Duke by Lorraine Heath. Harper Collins, 2011. Print length: 384 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (29 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. This is book three in Heath's London's Greatest Lovers series, following Passions of a Wicked Earl and Pleasures of a Notorious Gentleman.

"Renowned for his bedchamber prowess, Ransom Seymour, the Duke of Ainsley, owes a debt to a friend. But the payment expected is most shocking, even to an unrepentant rake - for he's being asked to provide his friend's exquisite wife with what she most dearly covets: a child. Lady Jayne Seymour, Marchioness of Walfort, is furious that such a scandalous agreement would be made. If she acquiesces, there must be rules: no kissing...and, certainly,no pleasure..." - Amazon.

Betrayal by Fern Michaels. Zebra Books, 2011. Print length: 384 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (7 reviews). Kindle edition $5.23; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Kate and Alex Rocket are blessed with a wonderful marriage and a lovely home. Although Kate can’t have children, she and Alex look upon Sara and Emily, daughters of their good friends Don and Debbie Winter, as part of their family. With one phone call, everything changes. Sara accuses Alex of a terrible act, opening up a vicious rift between the couples. Kate watches helplessly as her innocent husband is convicted and sent to prison. But when even greater tragedy strikes, Kate’s grief turns to anger, and she discovers an inner strength and steel-edged resolve to clear her husband’s name..." - Amazon.


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Westerns

Revenge at Hatchet Creek by Frank Leslie. Signet, 2011. Print length: 304 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (2 reviews). Kindle edition $6.99; Paperback $6.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Half-white, half-Indian Yakima Henry has been ambushed and badly injured. Bleeding to death, he doesn't know who'll get to him first: the gunslingers or hungry wolves. Thankfully, comely widow Aubrey Coffin comes along and drags Yakima to safety. But as he heals, lawless desperados circle closer to finish the job they started - putting his innocent savior in the cross fire." - Amazon.

Redemption by William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone. Pinnacle Books, 2011. Print length: 352 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (1 review). Kindle edition $3.83; Paperback $6.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"His name is Jonas Lynch. A California gunman with a blood-soaked past, he arrives in Fury, Arizona, looking for redemption. Unfortunately, Lynch’s reputation precedes him, and Marshal Jason Fury is none too thrilled about harboring a wanted criminal - even if Lynch seems like a decent man. One revenge-seeking enemy wants Lynch dead. Another reward-hungry bounty hunter wants him alive. And for the next few days, the town of Fury will be caught in the crossfire..." - Amazon.

Shannon by Harold G. Ross. Self-Published, 2011. Print length: Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (1 review). Kindle edition $3.99; Paperback $15.95. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Good looking to the ladies, young and confident in his abilities, and a very good hand with a gun, Robert Shannon decides to leave off herding cattle, dealing with outlaws and Commancheros, and living the relatively isolated life of a cowboy to adventure off and see the world. What he finds is that the world has other hazards for the unwary, including bad guys on the high seas and duplicitous diamond traders on land..." - author's website.
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